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Gilliland, Steve

Wood Bee Bustin’

  When my brother had his cabin deep in the southern Ohio woods, carpenter bees, known there as wood bees were a big problem. They...

Kings of the Neighborhood

I often just shake my head at people who rebuild in the same exact location time-and-again after their homes are destroyed by storms, and...

Wait, We’re Missing What?

Do you ever contemplate the things you’ve done that leave you wondering why you weren’t killed doing them? One such incident always comes to...

Have You a Heron in Your Hedgerow?

I remember a turkey hunt along the river some years back and the discovery that it led us to.  We had hunted along the...

A Face only a mother could love

Turkey vultures serve as Nature’s cleanup crew, so they get a bad rap on several fronts. But if you can get past how they...

Don’t Scratch that Itch!

I have used this column before, but seeing as how I’m already reading warnings about poison ivy this spring, I don’t feel bad about...

Never Trust a Plastic Floozy

Even though no early morning hunt has ever failed to provide me something entertaining to see or hear from God’s Creation, the older I...

When your Hobby takes Wing

I occasionally help provide programs for the independent and assisted living portion of our local nursing / retirement home, Pleasant View Home. Monday, we...

Corralling My First Kansas Turkey

I didn’t hunt spring turkeys last year because I had just had my left knee replaced (I know, excuses, excuses!) And even though calling-in...

Be Prepared when the Fish are Biting

Have you ever stepped into the water on the first fishing trip of the spring only to find your waders leaked? Or lost a...
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